Located in the beautiful Mantaro Valley, it is a city of pure landscapes, religious fervor and wonderful craftsmanship. It has various attractions around it.
The city of Huancayo is located in the province of the same name, which is located in the Junín region. This city is the capital of the province in which it is located and is known as the “Incontestable City”, a title that was granted, thanks to the work of said people, in the independence process.
Are you thinking about traveling to Huancayo? In this note, we tell you the places you have to visit.
From the city of Huancayo to the snow-capped mountain it takes 40 minutes to get there. It is known by the name "The place where flowers are collected" and is located at an altitude of 5557 meters above sea level from where you can see incredible lagoons such as Carhuaccocha, Cocha Grande and Yanahucsha.
The place of memory located in Huancayo was founded on June 2, 2014 to remember the acts of violence that occurred in the province between the years 1980 and 2000. In addition, this important center serves as a tribute, symbolic and social reparation for all victims and those affected by violence. Currently, people can enter the video library, art gallery, library, temporary exhibitions, auditorium for socio-cultural and educational activities.
It is one of the most unmissable tourist places in Huancayo and is located 1550 meters from the city. It has the name Torre Torre because they are long rock formations and are made of clay soil formed by the erosive action of wind and rain. They measure between 10 to 30 meters long.
Huancayo not only has wonderful landscapes, but also museums that house history and numerous archaeological pieces. The Salesiano Vicente Rasetto Museum is located in the Salesiano school of Huancayo and has 1,789 archeology pieces, 4,730 species of national fauna, 1,451 species of foreign fauna and 1,494 national and foreign coins.
Another cultural center is the Junín Regional Archeology Museum, which is located 30 minutes from the city of Huancayo. There are three exhibition rooms where pieces from the Chancay and Chimú cultures are displayed. For example, in the temporary room, pieces of popular art, photographs, documentary material, paintings, among others, are exhibited. In the other two permanent rooms there are representative works of the country's pre-Hispanic pottery art.
The city of Huancayo has, among its various tourist attractions, sites such as the Wanka Identity Park; This tourist attraction of the metropolis is a work that commemorates the ancient inhabitant of the Mantaro Valley, the valley in which this city is currently located. For the reason of the commemoration, there are many sculptures and decorations in said park, which recall the contribution that that pre-Hispanic culture has passed on to the current Huancaíno people.
Another interesting site in the urban area of Huancayo is the Plaza de la Constitución; This place is important, on a historical level, because in that year, in 1854, whoever was, President Ramón Castilla, decreed the abolition of slavery. As part of the squares that are located within the city, there is also the Plaza Huamanmarca, which is considered the oldest in the city; This square was, at the time, a space created for commercial exchange, and today it is an important central point that is surrounded by the headquarters of the institutions of the region.
As part of the cultural resources that the city of Huancayo has, there is also the Salesiano Museum, located in block 2 of Jirón Santa Rosa; This museum, which is open every day until six in the afternoon, has, among its exhibition rooms, pieces from the areas of archaeology, natural history, textiles, entomology, among others. The museum's collection exceeds 9 thousand pieces together and as a reference point to reach it, you can take the Salesians College.
Among the Catholic-religious resources that are located within the city, is the Chapel of La Merced; This Catholic establishment is currently considered a National Monument. Inside this temple, whose last remodeling took place in the nineties, there are a series of pieces of religious art, among which "El Señor del Auxilio" stands out, which is located at the entrance of the establishment.
Another important religious site in the city is its Cathedral, which is called Parroquia El Sagrario and is considered the oldest building in the city. The Cathedral of Huancayo has held this title since 1944, and is the headquarters where valuable pieces of religious art are kept, dating back to Colonial times.
Whoever visits the city and is interested in taking with them a part of Huancayo, there is nothing better than going to the Sunday fairs that are held in the city, and which allow the visitor to acquire the most beautiful crafts in the jurisdiction. The visitor who acquires some of Huancayo's crafts cannot stop buying the famous Huancaíno burilado mates, nor can he stop tasting the exquisite traditional dishes of the city that are also offered at these fairs.
Many are the routes that take you to Machu Picchu, but none is like the Inca Trail Tours, the most famous pedestrian path in the Americas. After flying from the capital of Perú, Lima, you will arrive in Cusco to walk for four days along a path through forests and dense fog, millenary stone steps and discovering the ruins of ancient fortifications and Inca cities, and all the time enjoying majestic views.
